TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG (1.5" MOWING HEIGHT), VA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 5LSS 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 DLFPS-TF/3550 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 BULLSEYE LTZ 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.6 DLFPS-321/3701 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.6 PPG-TF 312 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.6 TD2 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.6 TITANIUM G-LS (PPG-TF 255) 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.6 BONFIRE (JS DTT) 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.5 DLFPS-321/3708 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.5 RHL2 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.5 RS1 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.5 SERENADE (PPG-TF 320) 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.5 TITAN GLX (TF445) 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.5 ZION (BAR TF 134) 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.5 BAR-FA8230 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.4 DEGAS (LTP-TF-111) 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.4 DLFPS-321/3707 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.4 FIRENZA II (PPG-TF 244) 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.4 PPG-TF 262 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.4 ATF1768 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 BY-TF-169 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 DLFPS-321/3706 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 DLFPS-TF/3553 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 GALACTIC (SESCR1) 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 GO-RH20 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 JT 517 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 NAI-ST5 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 PPG-TF 231 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 PPG-TF 306 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 PPG-TF 316 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 RH1 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 RH3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 SPYDER 2LS (ZRC1) 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 SYMPHONY (PPG-TF 305) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 TITAN MAX (TF456) 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 AH2 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.2 DLFPS-321/3693 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.2 DLFPS-321/3699 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.2 DLFPS-321/3702 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.2 DLFPS-TF/3552 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.2 DRAGSTER 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.2 DYNAMITE G-LS (PPG-TF 254) 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.2 K18-RS6 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.2 LIFEGUARD 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.2 OKEEFE (LTP-TF-122) 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.2 TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG (1.5" MOWING HEIGHT), VA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-TF 257 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.2 PPG-TF 337 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.2 TRIAD (PPG-TF 323) 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.2 3N1 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.1 AVENGER III (PPG-TF 308) 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.1 COL-TF-148 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.1 DLFPS-321/3695 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.1 DLFPS-321/3705 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.1 FIRECRACKER G-LS (PPG-TF 315) 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.1 NAI-ROS4 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.1 NT-3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 PARAMOUNT 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.1 PPG-TF 249 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 PPG-TF 318 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.1 PST-5E6 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.1 RAPTOR LS (PPG-TF 336) 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.1 SETFM3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.1 STEALTH (PPG-TF 238) 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.1 TMT1 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.1 PPG-TF 267 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.0 RAD-TF115 (TURBO SS) 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.0 RAPTOR III 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 RDC 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 TEACHER (PPG-TF 313) 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 ATF2116 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 8.0 5.9 DLFPS-321/3694 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 FAIRFIELD (SETF104) 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.9 K18-WB1 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.7 5.9 PST-5DZM 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.9 RC4 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.9 DLFPS-321/3703 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.8 ESTRENA 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.8 GLX ACED (PST-5DART) 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.8 GRANDE 3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.8 HEMI 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.8 JT 233 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.8 LBF 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.8 MOONDANCE GLX 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.7 5.8 NAI-FQZ-17 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.8 PST-5GLBS 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 5.8 TANK (PPG-TF 338) 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 AST8218LM 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 BAR FA 8228 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 DLFPS-321/3679 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 FIREHAWK SLT 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 TABLE 27. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG (1.5" MOWING HEIGHT), VA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN K18-NSE 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 NATURALLY GREEN 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 PADRE 2 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 PST-5MCMO 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 PST-5TRN 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 TALLADEGA II (NAI-3N2) 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 XANADU (JT 268) 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 3B2 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 A-TF31 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.6 AH1 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.6 BRAVO 2 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 KIZZLE (K18-ROE) 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 PST-5DC24 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.6 PST-5GQ 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.6 PST-5MINK 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.6 TANGO 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.7 5.6 DLFPS-321/3696 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.5 FAYETTE 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 SETFM2 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.5 BAR 9FE MAS 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.4 BULLSEYE 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 COPIOUS TF 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.4 GO-AOMK 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.7 7.3 5.4 MONUMENT (PST-5SQB) 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 PRO GOLD 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.4 PST-5BYOB 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.4 RAD-TF131 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 RHF 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.4 SE5STAR 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 TOUGH (NAI-TUE) 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.4 GRAND PRIX (FC15-01P) 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 GRO-PRO (SE53D2) 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 RAD-TF105 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 PST-5THM 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.2 AST8118LM 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.1 BANDIT 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.1 ESCALADE 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 BGR-TF3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 5.0 BIRMINGHAM 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 PALOMAR 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.9 OG-WALK 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.8 KENTUCKY-31 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 LSD VALUE 2.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.1 C.V. (%) 15.3 13.0 13.2 16.1 13.0 12.2 9.7 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2021 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2018 NATIONAL TALL FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED VA2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY